South African Co, SASOL's Oryx GTL Project Was the Biggest in 2007

12-31-2007

 
The year saw the first shipment from Qatar’s first GTL project at Ras Laffan – Oryx. The $1bn Oryx GTL project is a joint venture between QP (51%) and Sasol (49%). The plant is the world’s first commercial GTL plant outside South Africa and is currently the world’s largest. As the world seeks alternatives and better ways to meet the demands of cleaner and reliable energy supply, Sasol's experience in coal-to-liquids and gas-to-liquids technology is increasingly being recognized and sought throughout the world. Sasol headquartered in South Africa, is a global player in chemicals and fuels.

Oryx GTL was inaugurated in June 2006 and since then has been subject to a progressive start-up process.

Oryx GTL has a production capacity of 34,000bpd of liquids. This will comprise about 24,000bpd of diesel, also known as green diesel because of its ultra clean qualities, 9,000bpd of naphtha and 1,000bpd of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

 
Oryx GTL will be using about 330mn cubic feet per day of lean gas from the North Field to produce the liquids.

Qatar Airways has already signed a key agreement to power its aircraft with natural gas, making it the first commercial airline in the world to operate flights using gas-to-liquids kerosene fuel. GTL kerosene fuel is seen as the technology of the future that will be environmentally friendly and one that helps to significantly reduce carbon emissions.